As the year draws to a close, Waikato Herald is taking stock of 2024. What moved readers most? As part of a 12-day series, Waikato Herald reporter Danielle Zollickhofer looks at the top stories each month. Welcome to day 5: May.
Nationally, May 2024 was a very busy month with several big stories.
The Wairoa Star announced it would close after 103 years of publication, while the Employment Relations Authority ordered TVNZ to enter into mediation with the union over staff redundancies.
Te Pāti Māori and the Toitu Te Tiriti movement held a nationwide day of protest to unify against “the Government’s assault on tangata whenua and Te Tiriti o Waitangi”.
Green Party MP Julie Anne Genter was referred to the privileges committee following complaints that she intimidated National MP Matt Doocey, while former Labour Party MP and Cabinet minister Kiri Allan was convicted of careless driving and failing to accompany a police officer.